Design and Implementation of a System for Automatic Translation of IGALA to English Language

Authors

  • Sani Felix Ayegba  Department of Computer Science, Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria
  • Musa Ugbedeojo  Department of Computer Science, Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria
  • Negedu Philip  Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Language, Machine Translation System, Language of Wider Communication

Abstract

Languages apart from being a tool of communication are vehicles of value systems and cultural expression and are essential component of the living heritage of humanity. Some languages are currently in danger because its speakers have almost ceased to use it and also ceased to pass it on from one generation to the next. The shift to language of wider communication which is English language in Nigeria has resulted in most children of the Igala race being unable to speak Igala language, a situation which greatly hampers intergenerational transmission that is the means by which a language and culture is preserved. This situation has put Igala language in danger. The aim of this research is develop a language processor that can accept as input text in Igala language and automatically translate same to English language. The system was implemented with PHP running on Apache Webserver connected to MySQL database as a backend. The output of the system was tested on 250 randomly selected Igala texts using human method for evaluating Machine Translation system. An accuracy of 81.2% was obtained.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

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2017-12-31

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Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June-2016

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Sani Felix Ayegba, Musa Ugbedeojo, Negedu Philip, " Design and Implementation of a System for Automatic Translation of IGALA to English Language, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp.212-216, May-June-2016.